Combined supporting and clamping device for receptacles.



C. R. HALL.

, COMBINED SUPPORTING AND CLAMPING DEVICE FOR RECEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, I916- Pat-ented Oct. 10, 1916.

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C. R. HALL;

COMBINED SUPPORTING AND CLAMPING DEVICE FOR RECEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9. 1916. 1,200,936.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE.

cHARLEs RoBER'r HALL, MANsEIELn, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 0E ONE-FOURTH T0 WALTER. WINBIGLER, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO, AND ONE-FOURTH '10 CALVIN HEFFELFINGER,

OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

COMBINED SUPPORTING AND CLAMPIIVG DEVICE FOR RECEP'IACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed March 9, 1916. Serial No. 83,085.

'1 0 all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ROBERT HALL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Supporting and Clamping Devices for Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined supporting and clamping device for receptacles, which is especially adapted for the use of painters.

It is well known to those skilled in the art of painting houses or the like that the conventional method of hanging the receptacle from the rungs of the ladder through the medium of the usual double hook formed of wire is inconvenient and unsatisfactory, because in dipping the brush in;-the paint, the

bail of the receptacle and rungs of the ladder interfere with the easy, rapid and convenient manipulation of the brush to and from the receptacle and Work. Attention is further called to the fact that in painting cornices, eaves of houses and the like the painter is compelled, in order to perform the work, to hold to and maintain his equilibrium upon the ladder with the use of one hand which makes it difficult as well as dangerous to dip his brush'into the receptacle on account of the remote and inconvenient position of the receptacle and the obstruction of the-baiLof the receptacle, rails and rungs of the ladder, and the further fact that the brush is usually dipped into the receptacle by the user while his eyes remain continuously focused upon his work,

therefore the rungs and rails of the ladder 40 and the bail of the receptacle and its position with respect to the painter if inconveniently located materially combine to prevent the painter from performing his work rapidly, conveniently and efliciently.

The primary ob ect of this invention is to afford facilities for supporting a recep tacle in a position that will be easy and convenient of access to a painter from any irregular position; said means being adapted to be used to support the receptacle on either side of the rails of a ladder or between the rails, as desired by the user.

Another essential object of this invention is to provide means of supporting the receptacle Without the use of a bail or the like so as to eliminate the interference and obstruction caused by the bail when it is suspended in the conventional manner, thereby obviating all obstructing and interfering parts permitting ready, easy and convenient access to and from the top or opening of the receptacle.

Another object of this invention is to provide a yielding means of clamp-ing a receptacle to a supporting member when the receptacle is being used by a painter, and means of yieldingly locking the clamping means in a predetermined position above or spaced apart from the receptacle when the clamping means is not in use or preparatory to removing the receptacle from or placing it upon the supporting member.

A further object is to provide means of releasing the clamping means from its locked position to permit it to be actuated to yieldingly contact with and automatically clamp the receptacle between the clamping paint or the like, and to construct a device simple in construction, efficient in use, and of few parts to perform the functions described, and further to provide means on the clamping means to hold a brush over the top of the receptacle.

These and other objects are attained by clamping the receptacle the mechanism illustrated ing drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention showing it hung on the outside of and applied to a ladder of ordinary construction, also showing thg clamping means in full lines and locked in a predetermined position above the receptacle in dotted lines. Fig. 2 shows a hanger which is applied to the ladder. Fig. 3 is avertical section on the line 0 o of Fig. 4 showing a trigger mechanism. Fig. 4. is an end elevation of Fig. 1, except that the ofl position of the clamping means is not shown. Fig. 5 is a plan view of Figs. 1, 4 and 6. Fig. 6 is a rear end elevation of the supporting and clamping mechanism as shown in Fig. 4.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 represents a fragment of a rail of a ladder and 2 the rungs thereof. A hanger 3 is provided having spaced apart hooked portions 4 and 5 to engage the rungs of the ladder leaving a rail of the ladder interposed therebetween. The hanger is also provided with ears 6 and 7 which are spaced apart from each other. A connecting'member 8 having a bifurcated upper portion 9 to receive an ear is provided. The connecting member is pivotally hung from the pin 10 which is provided with a screw threaded projecting end and a thumb screw 11. The connecting member 8 is formed to provide depending arms 12 and 13 which are provided with vertical screw threaded apertures. A depending web portion 14. is preferably made integral with .the arms and provided with a vertical slot 15. Rods 16 and 17 threadably engage the threaded vertical apertures formed in; the arms 12 and 13 and they depend therefrom in spaced parallel relation to each other. A supportin the accompanying member 18 which is provided with vertical bosses 19 and 20 having screw threaded apertures 21 and 22 formed therein is preferably connected to the other threaded ends of the rods 16 and 17 through the medium of the screw threaded apertures provided in the bosses 19 and 20. A clamping member 23 which is preferably made to correspond to the form of the supporting member 18 is provided having elongated, spaced apart, vertical bearing members 24 and 25 formed thereon and which are adapted-to slidably engage the rods 16 and 17.

The stationary supporting member and the movable clamping member are arranged in alinement with each other and cooperate to -support and clamp the receptacle therebetween. A catch 26 is secured to ing member and is provided with a finger or thumb handle 27. A trigger 28 is loosely pivoted for lateral movement upon a pin 29 in such a position upon the web porthe claniption 14 as to leave the lip portion 30 normally projecting through the slot 15 adjacent the open end thereof and extending in a lateral direction beyond the face of the web portion as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The trigger 28 is adapted to be forced to pivot laterally and rearwardly from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 to move the end of the lip 30 substantially on a line is fastened to the clamping member on one end and its opposite end is fastened to the stationary member, and when pressure is not exerted upon the finger or thumb handle to raise the clamping means to interlock with the trigger and the receptacle is not interposed between the crank member and stationary supporting member, the clamping member rests upon the normally compressed spring 33.

A brush holder 34 is secured to the top of the clamping member to hold the brush 35 in the position shown in Fig. 1.

The receptacle is indicated by reference numeral 36. The receptacle can be made any size, shape or form desired.

The above describes the construction of my invention in its preferred specific form. Attention is called to the fact that immaterial alterations or changes can be made in the structure or arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The operation of the inventionis as follows: When it is desired to remove the receptacle from the supporting member, the operator or user inserts his thumb or finger underneath the handle 27 and lifts the clamping member to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1 against the tension of the spring 33 and when the catch 26 is brought in contact with the lip 30 of the trigger, it automatically forces the trigger to pivot thereby permitting the catch to clear the lip of the trigger. When the catch 26 clears the lip of the trigger, the trigger is automatically forced to its normal position and the catch and lip of the trigger are thereby automatically interlocked to maintain the clamping member in off-pesition with respect to the receptacle. When it is desired to clamp the receptacle upon the supporting member, the operator or user presses against the push buttons 32 forcing the trigger to pivot rearwardly and the lip of the trigger is thereby released from the catch and simultaneously therewith the nism carried thereby will swing by gravity to maintain the receptacle upon a plane irrespective of the inclination that the ladder is supported in. If the user desires to maintain the receptacle in an angular position rather than upon a plane, the thumb screw is tightened forcing the members of the bifurcated portion in frictional contact with the ear, thereby holding and maintaining the mechanism and receptacle at any angle desired. Attention is further called to the fact that duplicate devices can be hung from the ears at the same time; that is, one can hang on the outside of the rail and the other on the inside. A plurality of devices can also be hung between the rails of a ladder or suspended from any other suitable means when a ladder is not used.

I claim:

1. In a combined supporting and clamping device for receptacles, a hanger, a connecting member pivotally hung from the hanger, a supporting mechanism suspended from the connecting member, and a clamping mechanism for clamping a receptacle to the supporting mechanism.

2. In a combined supporting and clamping device for receptacles, a hanger, a connecting. member pivotally hung from the hanger, a supporting mechanism suspended from the connecting member, a clamping mechanism for clamping a receptacle to the supporting mechanism, and means for maintaining the clamping means in ofi position with respect to the receptacle.

3. In a combined supporting and'clam-ping device for receptacles, a hanger, a connecting member pivotally hung from the hanger, a supporting mechanism suspended from the connecting member, a clamping mechanism for clamping a receptacle to the supporting mechanism, and means for maintaining the clamping means in off position with respect to the receptacle; said last mentioned means being operable to release the clamping means to permit it to be automatically forced to contact with and clamp a receptacle supported on the supporting mechanism.

4. In a combined supporting and clamping device, a hanger, means connected to the hanger which is adapted to support a reto yieldingly clamp ceptacle, sliding means thereceptacle to the supporting means, and trigger means to yieldingly hold and maintain the clamping means free from contact with the receptacle.

5. In a combined supporting and clamp- ,ing

ing device, a hanger, means connected to the hanger which is adapted to support a receptacle, means to yieldingly clamp the receptacle to the supporting means, means to yieldingly hold and maintain the clamping means free from contact with the receptacle, and a trigger mechanism to release the clamplng means for clamping purposes.

(3. In a mechanism for supporting re ceptacles, comprising a pivotally mounted supporting member to support a receptacle, a sliding yielding clamping means carried by said supporting member to clamp the receptacle to the supporting means, and means of maintaining the clamping means in off position with respect to the receptacle.

7 In a mechanism for supporting receptacles, comprising a pivotally mounted supporting member to support a receptacle, a sliding yielding clamping means carried by said supporting member to clamp the receptacle to the supporting means, means of maintaining the clamping means in off position with respect to the receptacle, and means to release said maintaining means thereby permitting the clamping means to automatically perform its clamping function.

8. In a device for supporting and clamping mechanism for receptacles, a supporting member, a clamping means mounted to cooperate With the supporting member to clamp an interposed receptacle therebetween, means of maintaining the clamping means in anofl position with respect to the receptacle, and a releasing trigger mechanism operable to permit the clamping means to be automatically forced to contact with and clamp the receptacle to the supporting means.

9. In a combined supporting and clamping means for receptacles, a hanger, ears on the hanger, a plurality of connecting members pivotally secured to the ears, a plurality of parallel depending rods secured to the connecting members, supporting members securedto the parallel depending rods, and a plurality of clamping means slidably fitted to said rods.

10. In a combined supporting and clampmeans for receptacles, a hanger, ears on the hanger, a plurality of connecting members pivotally secured to the ears, a plurality of parallel depending rods secured to the connecting members, a plurality of clamping means slidably fitted to said rods,

and a plurality of means to maintain the clamping means in ofi position.

11. In a combined supporting and clamping means for receptacles, a hanger, ears on the hanger, a plurality of connecting members pivotally secured to the ears, a plurality of parallel depending rods secured to the connecting member, a plurality of the hanger, a clamping means arranged to cooperate with the supporting member for clamping purposes, means to yieldingly in terlock a predetermined ing member, clamping means fromits interlocked position.

point above the support- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 20

CHARLES ROBERT HALL.

and malntain the clamping means at 15' and means to release the- 

